Champions League roundup: Man City see off 10-man Napoli, Barcelona beat Newcastle
Manchester City began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win over Napoli on Thursday night.
The Premier League side struggled to break down Antonio Conte’s men until Giovanni Di Lorenzo was sent off.
Di Lorenzo was shown a straight red card for a last-man tackle on Erling Haaland.
It was Haaland who opened the scoring in the second half, heading home Phil Foden’s pass.
Jeremy Doku produced a moment of individual brilliance to double their lead.
On his return to England, Marcus Rashford scored a brace as Barcelona beat Newcastle United 2-1 at St James’ Park.
Anthony Gordon’s late strike was merely a consolation.
In other games, Club Brugge thrashed Monaco 4-1, Frankfurt hammered Galatasaray 5-1, and Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw by FC Copenhagen.
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